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Proper Cat Ear Care using Cleansers and Remedies for Cat Ear Mites

Cute, affectionate and independent, cats possess many qualities that make them excellent pets as well as extraordinary animals. As natural predators, cats have an acute sense of hearing that allows them to detect high-frequency sounds that are otherwise inaudible to humans. With 32 muscles in each ear, cats are able to rotate their ears up to 180° and move them in various directions. Providing your cat with adequate cat ear care is important as cats highly rely heavily on their heightened sense of hearing and are susceptible to developing yeast and bacterial ear infections, as well as other uncomfortable conditions caused by ear mites. In addition to the various cat ear cleansers available, there are also remedies for cat ear mites that are available without a prescription. By cleaning your cat’s ears regularly and monitoring them for any signs of infections or disease, you can help to maintain your precious kitty’s health and overall well-being. Ensure that your cat is receiving proper cat ear care with a routine inspection of your cat’s ears, gentle ear cleansers that will not harm your cat’s ears, as well as effective and fast-acting remedies for cat ear mites.

Proper cat ear care entails routinely cleaning your cat’s ears with a gentle cleansing solution that helps to dissolve any earwax build-up, such as PETCO Ear Cleaner for Cats or Virback Epi-Optic Ear Cleanser. These types of cleansers not only aid in removing excessive earwax, but also help to keep your cat’s ears clean and comfortable. While ear mite infections are common among many cats and easily treated with various types of remedies for cat ear mites, they should always be taken seriously. When left untreated, cat ear mite infections can severely affect your cat’s ability to hear by damaging your cat’s ear canals and ear drums.

In addition to routine ear cleanings, proper cat ear care entails the regular monitoring of your cat’s ears and behaviors concerning their ears as any dark discharge, excessive scratching of his ears or frequent shaking of his head may indicate some type of infection. Remedies for cat ear mites, such as SentryHC Earmite Free Ear Miticide for Cats and Ear-Right Miticide for Cats and Kittens are popular as they not only kill ear mites and ear ticks, but also help to stop itching and soothe irritated and itchy ears. Promote your cat’s health and happiness by keeping his ears clean.

Effective February 2, 2015, we have updated our Privacy Policy to reflect the growth and progress of our business, and to clarify the information that may be collected through our sites and how that information may be used and shared. Information collected through petco.com after that date will be subject to the terms of our new Privacy Policy.
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Here are the primary changes:

As our business has expanded, our family of online stores has become more active. We have expanded the disclosure regarding the types of information that you may provide when making purchases through our site or one of our affiliated sites.

You may have noticed that we have expanded our business to offer you a wider variety of services for your pet and different ways to interact with our sites. We have clarified that information about you may be collected from interactive forums, social networks, and other functionalities on our sites; and that your location information may be collected.

We have clarified how we and our affiliated companies may use information collected through our site.

We have expanded our disclosures regarding the use of cookies and similar technologies to reflect new technologies that we and our business partners may use on our sites, and that usage data and the like is generated by certain activities on our sites.

We have added disclosures about do-not-track technologies and the collection of information through our sites by third parties, in accordance with recent legislation.

We have clarified that, in the event of a merger or acquisition, the information collected through our sites may be transferred to our acquirer. In addition, we have clarified that there are other circumstances in which we may disclose information to third parties; for example, to comply with a legal process, enforce our agreements, protect our and others’ safety and security, or to complete a transaction for you.

California customers are entitled by law to know with whom we share certain types of information with affiliates and third parties who are permitted to use it for marketing purposes. Our updated privacy policy provides an easy mechanism for you to request and receive such information.

We take the security and privacy of your information seriously, but even with appropriate precautions, there is always the unfortunate possibility of a security breach. Our updated Privacy Policy clarifies that any information submitted through our sites is at your risk, and that you play a part in securing your information by protecting your log-in information.

Finally, we have expanded the ways in which you can contact us to include our phone number and address.